Sundowns, Wydad establishes narrow leads in the AFL semi-finals

The semi-finals of the African Football League are finely poised, with Mamelodi Sundowns from South Africa and Wydad Casablanca from Morocco.

The semi-finals of the African Football League hang in the balance, with Mamelodi Sundowns as the South African representatives and Wydad Casablanca representing Morocco. Image by @Gavin Barker/BackpagePix.The semi-finals of the African Football League hang in the balance, with Mamelodi Sundowns as the South African representatives and Wydad Casablanca representing Morocco. Image by @Gavin Barker/BackpagePix.

Hicham Boussefiane was the match-winner in Casablanca against Esperance of Tunisia, with his cross eluding goalkeeper Moez Ben Cherifia after 58 minutes and landing in the corner of the net. Poor control robbed captain Themba Zwane of a close-range shooting chance, and El Shenawy made a spectacular one-hand save to push away a Maseko header.

A passionate near-capacity crowd in a 60,000-seat Casablanca stadium saw Wydad dominate for long periods before deservedly breaking the deadlock.Recalled Ben Cherifia captained the Tunis outfit after Amanallah Memmich, 19, featured in both legs of a quarter-final victory over TP Mazembe from the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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